Mines in the Baltic
Mines have been placed by Russia at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Riga. This action has been taken, states an official Petrograd message, owing to…
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French Conflscato German-Owned Mines
The Council of French Ministers, says a message from bordeaux, has decided to confiscate the Delette mines, which belong to a German firm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Cruiser Block Traitor Coal Steamer
The steamer Lowther Grange, bound, ostensibly for Australia, was stopped by a British cruiser and taken to Esquimault, on suspicion of having coal on board for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Austrian Submarine Destroyed by a Mine
The Tieste correspondent of the Rome "Tribuna" has reported that a mine has destroyed an Austrian submarine at Pola, the Austrian naval base at the head of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Austrian Monitor Strikes Mine. Thirty-three Lives Lost. VIENNA
It in officially stated that the Austrian monitor Twes struck a mine in the River Save, and sank. Thrity-three of the crew were drowned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germans Lay Mines on N.W. Irish Coast
It is stated that a German mine field has been laid 20 miles north of Tory, Island, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, 2½ miles long, nine miles off the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Mines in France
The confiscation by the French Council of Ministers of the mines and furnaces of August Thyssen, "the German Carnegie," has resulted in some interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Another Vessel Strikes a Mine
The Steamer Admiral Gauteaume, carrying Belgian refugees, struck a mine off Boulogne. Women became panic stricken, and many men and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dutch Lugger Sunk by Mine
The Dutch lugger, Maria Christina, has, states a cable from Amsterdam, struck a mine and sunk in the North Sea. Ten of those of board were droned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turning Copper Into Gold
In a seaside town the other day a conjurer, having collected a large crowd, informed them that he had some clever tricks to perform…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Naval Ruse. Periscopes on Mines
A British naval officer has written home [?] say that the latest German dodge is to attach periscopes to their mines in the hope that British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Fishermen Blown to Atoms by Stranded Mine
Two fishermen, who were unaware of the danger, started to strip off the copper plating from a mine which had been washed up by the sea at Blankenberghe (Belgium, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Off North Coast of Ireland. London
It is officially stated that German mines laid off the north coast of Ireland sunk the steamer Manchester Commerce. Fourteen of the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamers Blown Up by Mine off North Irish Coast
It is reported that another steamer has been blown up by a mine off Malin Head on the north coast of Donegal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Sea. The Emden Gets a Japanese Merchantman. More Mine Disasters
It is reported at Amsterdam that the German cruiser Emden sank the Japanese merchant steamer Kamasaka Maru…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Menace of Mines. A Belgian Steamer Wrecked. Two Thousand Refugees Rescued
A Belgian steamship, the Admiral Ganteume, which was carrying refugees, struck a mine off Boulogne, and sank. A later telegram states that after the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Block the Channel Wtih Mines. German Intended Operations From Calais. to Cut Tiie Fleet Off From Portsmouth
The "Times" Copenhagen messages state that the Kaiser commanded the capture of Calais at all costs. Baron von Dareve, General of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Strikes Mine
The steamer Admiral Gauteaune, carrying Belgian refugees, struck a mine off Boulogne. Women because panic stricken and many men and women…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Sea. Some News of the Emden. Destruction by Mines Continuing
The captain of the Tymeric, one of the vessels captured by the Emden, says the latter is short of rations and relying upon provisions obtained from…
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